Search and replace can't seem to delete \o or in URLs

Question

I am trying to delete specific text that has been added to all of the URLs in a Word document. The added text follows a specific format: "random characters" \t "_blank" \o protect"

Using search and replace (with wildcards) and show field codes (so I can see the URLs) hasn't been successful.

This approach -- searching for "random*protect" and replacing it with [blank] -- does nothing.

Trying to delete just the \t and \o entries by surrounding them with parentheses deletes all the t's and o's in the document.

Any help getting rid of these additions would be greatly appreciated.

pjs

doug_robbins_word_mvp · Accepted Answer

To find \o or 	, when using a wildcard search, you need to duplicate the \.
That is, use \o or \t
For more on using wildcards, see the following page of Graham Mayor's website:
https://www.gmayor.com/replace_using_wildcards.htm

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Search and replace can't seem to delete \o or \t in URLs

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